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New York Central Hudson 5344
Posted by Campaspe on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 6:47 PM

Does anyone know the date that New York Central Hudson 5344 was scrapped?

5344 was built in November 1931 and was streamlined twice - the first time in 1934 as the Commodore Vanderbilt and the second in 1939 in the same style as the J-3a Hudsons used on the 20th Century Limited.

There is a great write up on the streamlined NYC Hudsons in Classic Trains Special Edition No.5 "Steam Glory 2", but no scrapping dates.

Thanks

RME
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Posted by RME on Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:02 AM

I don't know the date, but there is a picture in Thoroughbreds of Staufer in her cab with the number lined out, which may be dated.

I'd post this on the NYC Yahoo Group.  Someone there probably knows the time of day, what kind of torch they used, and what the scrappers ate for lunch.

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Posted by K4sPRR on Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:56 AM

Streamling was removed due to a grade crossing accident in Chicago in 1945, dropped from the roster in 1954, the same year it was scrapped.  Made contact with a friend in the NYCHS as to a specific date in 1954, still looking.

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Posted by Penny Trains on Friday, November 11, 2016 7:02 PM

RME
what the scrappers ate for lunch.

Peanut butter and bananas on pumpernickel.

Trains, trains, wonderful trains.  The more you get, the more you toot!  Big Smile

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Posted by wjstix on Saturday, November 12, 2016 3:58 PM

An exact 'scrapping date' can be hard to find, as railroads often sold the engine to a scrap dealer. The engine could sit in the scrapper's yard for months or years before being dismantled and melted down. If you access to company records, you can often find the date the engine was sold however.

Stix

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